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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of matronize.

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Examples

  • It was understood that the girls were not to visit any of the lower regions of the ship, without the company of some officer, but Mr. Malcolm was very accommodating, so, matronized by Mr.. Vanderhoff, her party and the twins managed to peep into nearly every hole and corner before the voyage was over.

    All Aboard A Story for Girls Fannie E. Newberry

  • 'I quite approve your plan; provided, as you say, the party be properly matronized, I-- h'm -- h'm!

    The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902

  • Mrs. Trotter matronized the affair and everything was delightful.

    Social Notes: Who is 'Anno Domini' Settled 1895

  • Mrs. Trotter matronized the affair and everything was delightful.

    The Woman's Era, Vol. 2 1895

  • Mrs. Trotter matronized the affair and everything was delightful.

    The Woman's Era Vol. 2 No. 2 1895

  • The lady who matronized the tea was said to have done more good than you could imagine at the North End, and she caught at the chance to meet the college jays in a spirit of Christian charity.

    The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

  • The lady who matronized the tea was said to have done more good than you could imagine at the North End, and she caught at the chance to meet the college jays in a spirit of Christian charity.

    The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 2 William Dean Howells 1878

  • 'I quite approve your plan; provided, as you say, the party be properly matronized.

    A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. 1865

  • The dance was matronized by Mrs. P.A. Glover and Mrs. W.P. Hare; Miss Mereda Gray acted as floor directress with Misses Hare, Glover and Cuney as aids.

    Social News 1894

  • The dance was matronized by Mrs. P.A. Glover and Mrs. W.P. Hare; Miss Mereda Gray acted as floor directress with Misses Hare, Glover and Cuney as aids.

    The Woman's Era, Vol. 1 1894

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